Faces in strange places
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Master of The pattern seeking brain
renaissanceman Pareidolia
Faces in the shadows, faces in the shadows / Smiling back at you
renaissanceman The Texas sharpshooter fallacy occurs when people emphasize similarities while ignoring differences in data sets.
renaissanceman Gamblers frequently believe that past random events influence the outcome of future independent events.
renaissanceman Connect random dots to discover how your brain invents patterns and stories from nothing.
Roulette streaks: The longest recorded streak of one color in casino history was 32 consecutive reds in 1943.
The tendency to perceive a connection or meaningful pattern between unrelated or random things. In 2017, researcher Jan-Willem van Prooijen linked this tendency to heightened belief in conspiracy theories.
How many official constellations were established by the International Astronomical Union in 1922?
Why do people often believe in conspiracy theories during times of high social anxiety or crisis?
What did the ancient Maya see in the stars that modern Western culture identifies as the constellation Orion?
The 'Texas sharpshooter fallacy' is a cognitive bias named after a joke about a shooter doing what?
When researchers look at a map of disease cases and falsely assume a localized outbreak exists, which bias is active?
What famous event occurred at the Monte Carlo Casino on August 18, 1913, illustrating the gambler's fallacy?